Category: Stories

Captain Johan von Nandelstadt was gifted extensive parcels of land in Joutseno by the King…

The names of Urposuo and Urpolampi derive from the story of Urpo, a man famous…

Kuurmanpohja in Joutseno had permanent habitation as early as 10,700 years ago. Digs in recent…

This is the rock. The one that marks the boundary between the East and West.…

At the turn of the 1800-1900s, there were still a lot of witches operating in…

On Työsaari island on the east side of Muukonsaari there is a cabin, which today…

In Ylämaa near Lappeenranta, there are wide areas where an exceptionally colourful stone occurs, called…

It was at Karhusaari Pavilion that I first met Reino. I think it was the…

At the eve of the Winter War, in the summer 1938, a large scouting event…

The Ievasvuori rock paintings in Luumäki were made 7,000-3,500 BCE. More than 120 similar rock…

There are three snake rocks in South Karelia: as well as in Anola, Joutseno, there…